§ EARL RUSSELL, who had given Notice to move—
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to give instructions that all proceedings on behalf of Her Majesty before the Arbitrators appointed to meet at Geneva, pursuant to the Treaty of Washington be suspended until 1928 the claims included in the Case submitted on behalf of the United States and understood on the part of Her Majesty not to be within the province of the Arbitrators have been withdrawn,said: My Lords, there is a Notice of some importance standing in my name on the Notice Paper to-day; but, as I am informed that the steamer bringing the despatch of the American Government, in reply to that of the Foreign Secretary, only arrived at mid-day on Saturday, off the coast of Ireland, and as I wish that your Lordships should have full time to consider this important subject, I propose to postpone my Motion till Monday, May 6.
§ THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURYMay I ask the noble Earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, whether the despatch has been received?
§ EARL GRANVILLEI called on General Schenck to-day, but did not find him at home. Subsequently he informed me that he was in hourly expectation of the despatch, and at 2 o'clock he wrote to me to say he had ascertained that it had arrived at Kingstown, and he expected to receive it by the Irish mail at 7 this evening.